Anytime I can post about Fenrir I will =) I felt it was as good a time as any, Ive had these (albeit) already used photos on my desktop but I love them anyway =) Fenrir’s Chains: The first of three chains with which the gods tried to muzzle and secure the dangerous wolf Fenrir is Laeding. Laeding and the second chain, were made of ordinary metal, and Fenrir broke them easily. Dromi is the second of three chains. Though stronger than the first chain, this ordinary metal chain could not hold tight the powerful and evil wolf. Only the magical third rope, successfully secured Fenrir. Gleipnir was the third and final fetter the gods used to try to bind the wolf, which they knew would finally help to destroy them. A magical rope, as smooth as a silken ribbon, made by the dwarfs. According to Snorri Sturluson in “Gylfaginning”, the dwarfs made Gleipnir from the noise of a cat’s footfall, a woman’s beard, the roots of a mountain, the sinews of a bear, the breath of a fish, and a bird’s spit. Though these items add up to nothing, for none of these things exist, with their magic the dwarfs made the rope strong enough to hold the mighty wolf, son of Loki. Because Fenrir easily broke the first and second chain, the gods resorted to magic, the only force strong enough to hold the wolf. Once Fenrir was ensnared in Gleipnir, the gods fastened the silken strand to a chain called Gelgja (some experts believe Gelgja, too, was made of magical materials), which they then fastened to the rock Gjoll. There Fenrir remained until freed at the time of Ragnarok, the final battle between the gods and giants. Photos by Lunatic Lucien and others, will give credit if you know who...
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 20:42:09 +0000
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